Content Standards for Alaska Students - History
http://www.educ.state.ak.us/ContentStandards/History.html

Brief History of the Alaska Highway - high school project outlining the highway's construction in 1942.
http://www.esu11.k12.ne.us/projects/alaska/alcan.html

Alcan Highway History - how several thousand black soldiers of the 95th Engineer Regiment helped build this road into the Canadian
wilderness. Features historical photos, a readers guide, history, and more.
http://www.visi.com/~alcan/

Kodiak Alaska Military History
http://www.kadiak.org/
 

Alaska Studies web site.
http://Akhistory.org/default2.htm
This site is designed for anyone interested in learning about Alaska’s history and cultures. Contains Lesson Plans

Alaska History Links
http://www.cia-g.com/~rockets/alaska.htm

Meeting of Frontiers is a bilingual, multimedia English-Russian digital library that tells the story of the American exploration and settlement of the West, the parallel
exploration and settlement of Siberia and the Russian Far East, and the meeting of the Russian-American frontier in Alaska and the Pacific Northwest.
http://frontiers.loc.gov/intldl/mtfhtml/mfstmap/mfstmap.html

Alaska: The Great Land - explores the land, wildlife, history, and people of the 49th state. From National Geographic Traveler.
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/greatland/

Chronological History of Alaska
http://www.dced.state.ak.us/tourism/learn/learn25.htm
Presented below are historical facts for which there are written records. Until contact with Europeans, the history of Native Alaskans was
preserved through the oral tradition.

An Alaskan Time Line- very complete timeline
http://www.alaskool.org/cgi-bin/java/interactive/timelineframe.html

Prehistory of Alaska
This page serves as the index page for a series of documents that provide an OVERVIEW of the prehistory of Alaska and for another set of documents that briefly describe
the cultural resources (archaeology, history, ethnography) in each national park and preserve in the state.
http://www.nps.gov/akso/akarc/

IN THE WAKE OF CAPTAINS
JAMES COOK & GEORGE VANCOUVER
illustrated Journal of a free spirited trio who explored those Pacific waters orginally
charted in the 18th Century. This great adventure was completed in an open rigid inflatable boat which makes the trip
even more exciting and remarkable.

Introduction to the Harriman Expedition
TRAIL Page(Topical Research/Activity Internet Links)
http://szdlg.dlg.swrsd.gcisa.net/do/tech/techMentor/Harriman/harrimanWeb/harrimanTrail.html
The links on this page will help you find information and pictures to complete class assignments about the Harriman Expedition.
Have fun learning about the history of this fascinating journey,  the lives of its passengers, and its remarkable contribution to science.

Harriman Links
http://www.florentinefilms.org/demowebresource.htm
Welcome to Harriman Links, a community of web sites on the Harriman Alaska Expedition of 1899,  Harriman and his fellow travelers, Alaska native cultures, and the
science and ecology of this diverse coastal region.

The Harriman Alaska Expedition Retraced.
http://www.pbs.org/harriman/

A Brief History  of Alaska Statehood (1867-1959)
http://xroads.virginia.edu/~CAP/BARTLETT/49state.html

William Seward (1801-1872) - abolitionist and government official instrumental in purchasing Alaska from Russia in 1867.
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USASseward.htm

Purchasing Alaska This worksheet provides background information on the Alaska Purchase and subsequent questions. (Grade Level: 7-12; Teacher's Site)
http://www3.mcps.k12.md.us/schools/wjhs/depts/socialst/MsDAmour/classes/ushistory/usB/unit3/unit8/alsakreading/purchasealska.html

W h a t   A   D e a l !
The sale of Alaska to the United States was one of
the greatest real estate deals of all time — although
few people thought so back then.
http://www.discovery.com/stories/nature/alaska/deal.html

Ghosts of the Gold Rush - history of the gold rush in the Klondike and Alaska. Includes searchable database of names of individual who
were in the Yukon at the time.
http://www.gold-rush.org/

Stories from the Gold Rush
http://www.si.edu/postal/gold/gold2.html

Women in Alaska's History. Here you will learn about some of the women that helped shape the Alaska we know today. We have
tried to include a diverse group of women but there were many more who came to accept the challenge of Alaska.
http://library.thinkquest.org/11313/index.html

Timeline History of the Permanent Fund
http://www.apfc.org/indexinc.cfm?p=library/history/index.cfm&s=5
 

TEACHING WITH HISTORIC PLACES:
http://www.alaskool.org/frmsetcurriculum.htm
A lesson plan produced for the National Park Service and the National Trust for Historic Preservation
and St. George Tanaq Corporation
The Seal Islands: Fur Seal Rookeries National Historic Landmark,
the Pribilof Islands
Focus: St. George Island

A Study of Alaska
An AskERIC Lesson Plan
http://ericir.syr.edu/Virtual/Lessons/Social_Studies/Geography/GGR0029.html
The purpose of this unit is to teach students about the state of Alaska. Activities used in the unit will encourage reading, and writing-related-to-reading. The unit materials
will encourage interest in Alaska's history and Alaska's geography (as one of our newest states).

ALASKA STUDIES -- TEACHER'S TOOLBOX
http://www.kpbsd.k12.ak.us/akhistory/aktools.htm
Practically all you need to explore Alaska in the classroom has been gathered at this Alaska resource site for teachers. Find links
to history, geography, culture, climate, government, Klondike, wildlife... and lesson plans to bring it all together.

Topics of Alaskan History
Are you ready to learn about the rich history of Alaska? Well, this site will guide you
through. Look at the gold rush, archeology, climate, and education. (Grade Levels: 3-12, 12+; Teacher's Site)
http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ak/state1/topical.htm

Alaska Native Studies Curriculum and Teacher Development
... of Alaska with university-based specialists to develop curricula on Alaska Native
studies and language that is available to all schools through the ...
http://www.alaskool.org/alaska.htm

Alaska Resources
http://designperfect.com/iditarod/iditak.htm